Quote Originally Posted by Malibu View Post
Hey everyone, bit of a dilemma on my hands.

Had a week off work, so I took the opportunity to do my first ever water-only fast. Completed 8 days.

On day 6, I developed a gradually worsening sore throat, but I decided to finish the fast anyway.

Well, an hour ago it was diagnosed as strep throat, and the doctor prescribed Penicillin.

Shitty timing to say the least, as I finished this cleanse today and just began refeeding.

I’m on the fence about starting the antibiotics, but slightly leaning towards taking them. As much as I dislike pills, apparently with untreated strep there’s a small, but still appreciable risk for severe complications.

Any tips on how to proceed? I’m hoping there’s a way to mitigate some of the damage from antibiotics, if I do end up going that route. (Especially concerned w/ gut).

Thanks in advance.
I'd take them if they are needed to be honest. My arm is badly sprained so I am taking anti-inflammatory's at the moment. Is it desirable? No but the alternative is to lay awake each night in pain and stress my body and also lose timer being able to go to the gym. It's not forever and should be 5 days max but it will speed up healing time for the arm.